Thursday, February 14, 2008

Key Lime Pie

Last night as I was preparing to make several key lime pies, I thought it looked so pretty, I took a picture. I really miss HNT. I realize there is no naked body part, so it isn't HNT, and that is why I stopped participating in HNT. It turned into photos of dogs, no human body parts, no interesting, creative posing, just dogs.
UPDATE: I posted a photo on the OLD HNT site. http://half-naaked.blogspot.com/

Anyway, as I was baking these pies (for a Valentine's Day potluck at work today), I remembered my very first day of sobriety. I was waiting to go to my first meeting. I was quite sick. I was worried that my husband would be mad at me, so I decided to make a key lime pie. I must have thrown away a dozen eggs. On that day, I just could not get the concept of egg whites in one bowl and yolks in the other, so I kept mixing them up. Then I would throw them away, and start over.... again and again.

I am grateful that today I can coordinate a complex procedure such as separating egg whites from egg yolks. Life is so much easier without being drunk or hungover. It is amazing to me that I managed to drink like a fish for 18 years. What a nightmare.

I am now off to church in a blizzard. It is scary out there.

Happy Valentine's Day to all my sweetest blogging friends.

8 comments:

dAAve said...

I was also missing HNT this morning. We must be ill, eh?
I hope you're careful today in all aspects of your activity.

Scott W said...

Happy Hearts Day!

I could eat some of that Key Lime Pie right now!

Pammie said...

wow that is a beautiful picture (diggin' the chicken lamp).
I want key lime pie.
I want your key lime pie.
I want it in your house.
I always think of you praying on Thursdday morning.
Enjoy your day..little citrus fruit.

Syd said...

Let's start back up with HNT. I'll post a body part if someone else will. Happy Love Day, MC.

Zanejabbers said...

Tween you and Pam, my sugar button has been pushed. Just pushed, not activated. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY.

Most of Martha Woodroof in one place said...

I love to bake. When I was first sober, I would bake so much stuff I couldn't eat it or give it away and so it would just end up in the trash. As we say, whatever it takes! Happy Valentine's day.

Anonymous said...

Happy Valentine's Day, Mary Christine!

I'm glad to read you, even if I don't note every day.

Your food preparation looks so good!

Willa

Kathy Lynne said...

Well, geesh! I too did key lime pie for my husband yesterday, his favorite, but I didn't make it. Now I feel.....fine:)